mention

not to mention something, to say nothing of something too obvious to mention

noun

4.

a recognition or acknowledgment

5.

a slight reference or allusion: he only got a mention in the article, the author makes no mention of that

6.

the act of mentioning

7.

(philosophy, logic, linguistics) the occurrence (of an expression) in such a context that it is itself referred to rather than performing its own linguistic function. In "Fido" names Fido, the word Fido is first mentioned and then used to refer to the dog Compare use (sense 18) See also formal mode

8.

(mainly Austral & NZ) a preliminary hearing in a court of law

Derived Forms

mentionable, adjectivementioner, noun

Word Origin

C14: via Old French from Latin mentiō a calling to mind, naming, from mēns mind

1520s, from mention (n.) or else from Middle French mentionner, from Old French mencion. Related: Mentioned; mentioning; mentionable. Don't mention it as a conventional reply to expressions of gratitude or apology is attested from 1840.